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How to say 'Dictionary' in Japanese | 字引

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The Japanese word for Dictionary is 'Jibiki', written as 字引 in Japanese.'Dictionary' in hiragana is じびき.

    word

    字引

    Meaning

    Dictionary

    Reading

    じびき

    jibiki

    Kanji

    字Character 引Pull

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '字引 (じびき)' refers to a 'dictionary'. It is a somewhat old-fashioned or colloquial term for a dictionary, often used in casual contexts. The word literally combines '字 (じ)' meaning 'character' or 'letter' and '引 (びき)' meaning 'to pull' or 'to refer to', suggesting something you refer to for characters or words. Example sentences: I bought a new dictionary「新しい字引を買った」(あたらしいじびきをかった). She always carries a dictionary「彼女はいつも字引を持っている」(かのじょはいつもじびきをもっている). Note that while '字引' is still understood, modern Japanese more commonly uses '辞書 (じしょ)' for 'dictionary'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    2846

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 字引

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    字

    Meaning

    Character

  • kanji

    引

    Meaning

    Pull

Words Related to 字引 Through the Kanji 字

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 字 as well.

  • word

    文字

    Meaning

    Character, Letter

  • word

    ローマ字

    Meaning

    Romaji

  • word

    名字

    Meaning

    Surname

  • word

    字

    Meaning

    Character

  • word

    数字

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    十字路

    Meaning

    Crossroads

  • word

    黒字

    Meaning

    Profit

  • word

    活字

    Meaning

    Type

  • word

    漢字

    Meaning

    Kanji

  • word

    赤字

    Meaning

    Deficit

  • word

    十字

    Meaning

    Cross

Words Related to 字引 Through the Kanji 引

These 30 Words contain the Kanji 引 as well.

  • word

    引く

    Meaning

    Pull, Catch

  • word

    取り引き

    Meaning

    Deal

  • word

    引き出し

    Meaning

    Drawer

  • word

    引き算

    Meaning

    Subtraction

  • word

    引っ越す

    Meaning

    Move

  • word

    引っ越し

    Meaning

    Moving

  • word

    強引

    Meaning

    Forceful

  • word

    引用

    Meaning

    Quote

  • word

    引っ張る

    Meaning

    Pull, Stretch

  • word

    引き受ける

    Meaning

    Accept, Undertake

  • word

    引き上げる

    Meaning

    Raise, Withdraw

  • word

    索引

    Meaning

    Index

  • word

    引き起こす

    Meaning

    Cause, Trigger

  • word

    引き出す

    Meaning

    Withdraw, Draw out

  • word

    引きずる

    Meaning

    Drag

  • word

    引き取る

    Meaning

    Take, Withdraw

  • word

    引っ掛かる

    Meaning

    Catch, Get stuck

  • word

    値引き

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    長引く

    Meaning

    Prolong

  • word

    引き分け

    Meaning

    Draw

  • word

    引き止める

    Meaning

    Stop, Detain

  • word

    割り引く

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    割り引き

    Meaning

    Discount

  • word

    引っ込む

    Meaning

    Withdraw

  • word

    引き

    Meaning

    Pull

  • word

    引き継ぐ

    Meaning

    Inherit, Takeover

  • word

    引き返す

    Meaning

    Turn back

  • word

    引き伸ばす

    Meaning

    Stretch

  • word

    引き延ばす

    Meaning

    Stretch, Prolong

  • word

    引っ掛ける

    Meaning

    Hook, Trick

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